La sposa del Nilo
1911 · 17 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 39 VOTES · DIR. Enrico Guazzoni
Overview
La Sposa del Nilo (1911) was a proto-epic, where you could sense the Italian filmmakers (Enrico Guazzoni in this case) gearing up to the gigantic imaginings of Cabiria and Quo Vadis just a few years on. The film wanted to impress you with its stateliness and scale; at time the central action (a young virgin is drowned to appease Isis and ensure that the Nile floods) became lost in the crowded frame – but that just reminded you that early cinema audiences look that much more intently at what was going on, and picked up on details that our lazier eyes sometimes miss.
Dialogue Timeline — 31 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:00 THE BRIDE OF THE NILE
00:00:06 Ramses brings his bride, Amebi for a visit.
00:00:11 He tells her that the people are waiting for the Nile
00:00:15 to pour out from its banks, to make the parched land fertile once again.
00:01:19 that there must be a general sacrifice to the Gods.
00:03:45 The people bring to the Goddess, Isis
00:03:48 offers for reconciliation.
00:04:23 their offering to the Goddess.
00:05:37 The terrible response of the Goddess is:
00:05:40 the life of a maiden must be sacrificed
00:06:21 Ramses, not fearing any wrong
00:06:23 leads Amebi to the temple where
00:06:26 the Bride of the Nile will be chosen.
00:07:00 Through the priest, Amebi is dedicated
00:09:28 A few friends of Ramses
00:09:31 suggest that he abduct
00:09:34 his bride, Amebi from the temple.
00:11:52 and Ramses is cursed
00:11:54 and driven from the temple.
00:13:03 Amebi is prepared for the great sacrifice
00:13:09 to the people at the banks of the Nile.
00:17:17 The ghastly will of the Goddess is done.
00:17:24 Reconciled by this cruel sacrifice
00:17:29 back to this parched land.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed31
Dialogue density1.8 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line00:17:29
Production Record
DirectorEnrico Guazzoni
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes39